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Toronto Pearson Airport
I'm flying in on the 7th form the UK and are staying downtown.
I assume there's a taxi cab service from the airport to downtown but if someone can give me an idea of the lay of the land I'd be grateful. -- Am I the only Gareth Slee? http://garethslee.blogspot.com/ |
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There is a far cheaper way to go downtown - either bus, or subway/tube - a
fraction of the exorbitant cab fare. On Mon, 4 Feb 2008 17:53:23 +0000, (Gareth Slee) wrote: I'm flying in on the 7th form the UK and are staying downtown. I assume there's a taxi cab service from the airport to downtown but if someone can give me an idea of the lay of the land I'd be grateful. |
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JohnBuchan wrote:
There is a far cheaper way to go downtown - either bus, or subway/tube - a fraction of the exorbitant cab fare. On Mon, 4 Feb 2008 17:53:23 +0000, (Gareth Slee) wrote: I'm flying in on the 7th form the UK and are staying downtown. I assume there's a taxi cab service from the airport to downtown but if someone can give me an idea of the lay of the land I'd be grateful. Interesting!!! Any idea where international arrivals is in relation to the bus/ tube stations? -- Am I the only Gareth Slee? http://garethslee.blogspot.com/ |
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JohnBuchan wrote:
There is a far cheaper way to go downtown - either bus, or subway/tube - a fraction of the exorbitant cab fare. When you say exorbitant what sort of price are we looking at? -- Am I the only Gareth Slee? http://garethslee.blogspot.com/ |
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pltrgyst wrote:
On Mon, 4 Feb 2008 18:01:28 +0000, (Gareth Slee) wrote: JohnBuchan wrote: There is a far cheaper way to go downtown - either bus, or subway/tube - a fraction of the exorbitant cab fare. On Mon, 4 Feb 2008 17:53:23 +0000, gax.slee@ntlwo rld.com (Gareth Slee) wrote: I'm flying in on the 7th form the UK and are staying downtown. I assume there's a taxi cab service from the airport to downtown but if someone can give me an idea of the lay of the land I'd be grateful. Interesting!!! Any idea where international arrivals is in relation to the bus/ tube stations? http://www.gtaa.com/en/travellers/ai...transportatio/ (not a typo...) -- Larry I fancy the limo service. Anyone know of a reliable operator? -- Am I the only Gareth Slee? http://garethslee.blogspot.com/ |
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On Feb 4, 1:02 pm, (Gareth Slee) wrote:
JohnBuchan wrote: There is a far cheaper way to go downtown - either bus, or subway/tube - a fraction of the exorbitant cab fare. When you say exorbitant what sort of price are we looking at? Probably Cdn$ 40-50 |
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Gareth Slee writes:
I'm flying in on the 7th form the UK and are staying downtown. I assume there's a taxi cab service from the airport to downtown but if someone can give me an idea of the lay of the land I'd be grateful. There are four main choices. From highest to lowest price, airport limo, taxi, Airport Express bus, or TTC bus plus subway. In all cases you board directly outside the airport terminal on the arrivals level and there will be signs to tell you where exactly, and/or people to ask. * "Limo" here just means, in effect, a first-class taxi. High-end cars with a higher class of driver. They only serve the airport. You pay a flat fare based on this zone map: http://www.gtaa.com/local/files/en/e...tariff_map.pdf As you see, downtown (south of Bloor, between Bathurst and the Don Valley) is $50 (for 1-4 passengers) and I would add a tip of up to $10. The same prices apply in the other direction. * Taxis also use zonal flat fares when traveling from the airport, slightly less than the limo fare. If I'm going to use one or the other I'd rather pay the extra for a limo. Here's the taxi fare map: http://www.gtaa.com/local/files/en/e...tariff_map.pdf So it's $46 (plus tip) to downtown. In the other direction, meter fare applies unless a flat fare is agreed on in advance. * The Airport Express uses a highway-type bus, what you call a coach, with luggage space underneath. It runs every 20 or 30 minutes depending on the time of day: http://www.torontoairportexpress.com...FromYYZ-1.html It serves both terminals at the airport, then travels nonstop to downtown, then stops at a number of major hotels. Fare is about $17 (per person) one-way with a small discount for a round trip. The driving time from airport to downtown will be the same by bus, taxi, or limo, of course, but with the bus you have to wait for it and the additional stops take time. You might choose to switch to another mode once downtown, depending on where you're going. * The TTC uses ordinary city buses without luggage space. You want route 192 "Airport Rocket". This runs every 10-20 minutes depending on the time of day. It doesn't take you downtown, but takes you to the Kipling subway terminus at Dundas and Kipling, and drops you inside the subway fare-pair area. Just go downstairs and you can continue east by subway along Bloor Street to downtown. If you want to go south on University Avenue you can change trains at St. George station, or to go south along Yonge, change at Yonge station (also called Bloor or Bloor-Yonge). TTC fare is $2.75 (adult fare, per person), exact change required. This is a flat rate valid for one trip of any distance in Toronto plus the airport, including changes of vehicle as required. There is a 5-trip fare of $11.25 implemented using tickets or tokens (equivalent in value); these are sold at shops and subway stations, but I don't know where you can buy them at the airport, if anywhere. (At subway stations there are also machines that sell 4 tokens for $9 if you pay with a $10 bill.) The closer your hotel is to Bloor Street, the more competitive the TTC option is in terms of travel time. I can make specific suggestions if you say where downtown you are staying. * I'm not describing the options of TTC route 58 or GO buses because these are not likely to be worth considering. -- Mark Brader | "I always pass on good advice. It's the only thing Toronto | to do with it. It is never any use to oneself." | -- Lord Goring (Oscar Wilde: An Ideal Husband) My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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Mark Brader wrote:
snip great info' Thank you for all of that Mark. I decided to go for a limo service. I'll let you know how it worked out. -- Am I the only Gareth Slee? http://garethslee.blogspot.com/ |
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Gareth Slee wrote:
Mark Brader wrote: snip great info' Thank you for all of that Mark. I decided to go for a limo service. I'll let you know how it worked out. Some of the downtown hotels have a courtey airpot shuttle bus. Check with your hotel if you have already booked on, or consider booking with one that does. |
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